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Ah well. Really really gutted. All Blacks were the better team on the day though. I'm sure people will make their QF jokes and by all means enjoy them but there's no shame on going out like that. Died with our boots on. Definitely underperformed in one or two areas but came back and gave...

Fainga'anaku was born in Tonga though...

Porter crying during the anthems will be replayed for all eternity if we manage to pull this off.

We also have Wayne this time? Not that I think it's gonna make a difference.

Have managed to avoid nerves during the week but so so nervous now that the Wales - Argentina game is over. May genuinely struggle to watch if it's close towards the end.

Tricky to pick this week, with no massive NZ v Namibia style mismatches it's a very different challenge. You also have to guess which games are going to have a high scoring fantasy potential and which will be the typical WC knockout 18-12 slugfests. Interested to see how it all plays out...

A lot of people would say that only an idiot would hope for a different outcome on the 8th occasion after fairly definitive answers the first seven times you tried something, which doesn't reflect very well on the IQ of Irish nation. Much like every other time though (or at least since 2003)...

To be fair McCloskey hadn't played until last week and stepped in without any issues, and if it was Earls instead of JOB I'm not sure that 65 minutes against Romania a month ago would have made a huge difference.

Definitely the strongest team we've ever named at this stage. Hopefully Hansen is actually fit and they're not just naming him in hope knowing he might pull out later. Pity about Ryan but Henderson seems to have hit form again at the right time, we've avoided any debilitating injuries...

Nayacelavu started well but was absolutely desperate last night, multiple knock ons and individual mistakes, really ineffective with ball in hand. Would have him out based on that game alone despite good performances leading up to then. Tadger is a hooker too. Other than that pretty solid choices.

This is the same Ruaidhri O'Connor who said 6-8 weeks for Sheehan, never trust the Indo. I'll wait until Monday/Tuesday when we get real news before panicking, although if we end up with Keith Earls starting a WC QF against the All Blacks in 2023 I may cry.

Poor guy has zero luck.

Got to agree with others, despite the fact that our World Cup could end this Saturday, which would be cataclysmic even by Irish world cup standards, I don't really feel nervous at all. At the end of the day, this Scottish side just doesn't scare me. Maybe they'll make me eat my words, but right...

Feels a bit mad that even after last week's hammering Italy pretty much are a win away from the knockouts and France after a relatively smooth tournament could be home despite being one of the favourites. Normally I'd expect this game to garner a lot more anticipation but shipping 96 points is...

I think he's made his feelings on Anscombe's performance pretty clear and I don't know if the lack of a hack journalist to back that up really means anything.

To be honest I don't even know what your side of the argument is. Are you saying that Ireland shouldn't be an all-Ireland rugby team or not? If so, come out and say that instead of pontificating about it in the wishy-washy way you are currently, because the discussion has been curtailed a bit...

I think it's one of those where you're going to see what you want to see. If you think it's deliberate, it's easy to see him taking a look down, standing on his hand and then lingering there. On the other hand, the opposite argument where he accidentally steps in the wrong place and then...

Yeah, you're definitely not taking it too personally.

As an onlooker who is not overly motivated about who made more metres or what it may or may not mean, he is not the one who appears to be taking this too personally.

Huzzah! Triple captaining Penaud appears to have lifted me to top of the league. Obviously has little meaning midway though a round but good to see nonetheless.